There are almost 264 thousand hirings expected by companies for the month of November, down by 24,3% compared to last year. The share of companies planning hiring also drops to 10%, reaching 13% in October. These are the most significant data that emerge from the Bulletin of Excelsior information system, realized by Unioncamere e Anpal, which prepares the November employment forecasts[1].
The business sectors suffering the most are those of tourism services, accommodation and catering (-31,8% planned revenues compared to November 2019), operational support services for businesses and people (-30,8%) and services of the media and communication (-28,5%). Less penalized are personal services (-11,2%), also as a result of the greater demands linked to the provision of health services, financial and insurance services (-17,3%) and advanced business support services (-18,7 .XNUMX%).
For industry, the forecasts of companies in the paper, paper converting and printing sectors (-43,1%), wood and furniture (-39,7%), other industries (-34%) and textiles, clothing were significantly lower and footwear (-31,0%). While the food, metallurgical and construction sectors recorded a minor decline in planned revenues compared to the previous year (respectively -16,3%, -19,3% and -19,6%).
Despite the climate of great uncertainty, the demand for jobs for professional figures of workers and craftsmen appears to be quite significant and the drop in planned income for these profiles is more contained than the average (-18,4% for the professional group of skilled workers). Demand driven mainly by micro enterprises (1-9 employees) from industry, the only ones to record revenue growth compared to last year (+6,6%).
Overall, in the crisis produced by the pandemic, the phenomenon of "polarization" in the demand for labor by companies is still growing: compared to a year ago, in fact, there has been an increase both in the share of graduates sought by companies (from 14% to 16%), and of the portion of personnel who are not required to have a specific educational qualification (from 22% to 25%).
The forecasts for the month of November, the Unioncamere note specifies, are based on interviews carried out on a sample of around 130 companies with employees registered in the Chambers of Commerce business register. The interviews were collected before the entry into force of the Prime Minister's Decrees from mid-October.
